Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-12-24
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ton, Pa, Friday, as to the condition @
Master Workman Powderly. Two of the re
ports stated that he was improving, Will
the third was that he was seriously Ill an
had not improved since his attack OF fe'
days ago.
Sheehy, NJ. p, was arrested at Dublin
Friday, under the crimes act, and sentences
to three months imprisonment Win IaDoi
He was admitted to bail On being released
= he was again arrested and confined to prls
on, bail being refused.
The Mexican congress adjourned Friday
The most important bills passed were tn
authorizing of new loan of 9l05,OOO,OOO
and compulsory education in federal dis
tricts and territories.
A Columbia, s. c., dispatch states tina
the cotton mill at that place, capitalized
at $4,000 is on the verge of bankruptcy
caused by inability to secure enough white
labor to keep the machinery going. Iht
president In his report to meeting OF
mill expected to be able to obtain 400 white
hands out of population of $1,000, but had
failed. To-day there are but ninety-e1ght
Charleston people IN the mill out of q force
of 400.
The executive committee of the whisky
trust met in Peoria the last few days. OF
last week perfecting final arrangements by
which the whisky trust is expected to 60
into effect January l.
A resolution introduced recommending
the republican senators to vote against the
confirmation of L. O. @. Lamar as supreme
Judge was, after great excitement, tabled.
The executive committee reported the
permanent headquarters to be held in
New York, and branch headquarters in
Washington. The league will hold con-
vention in March, when seven delegates
from each state will be present.
Cushing & Co., of Boston, have assigned.
Snow fell at Baltimore Friday, the first of
the season. The fall was three inches.
The finance committe of the Virginia gen.
eral assembly, met Friday in Richmond, to
hear the counsel for the foreign holders of
the states debt. The committee passed
resolution that no more of it should be paid
than the amount fixed by the Riddleberger
bill.
John Webber, the embezzling express
messenger of the Northern Pacific road, was
arrested Friday at Springfield, Illinois.
1t has been discovered that number of
clerks in the customs Office in New York
were bribed and have been slipping through
quantities of importations without collecting
the duties. The records were forged so de-
lection has been impossible. The discovery
was made through the inquiry of receiving
firm, at the customs Office, for a largek con-
signment of silk.
Percy Smith has been appointed to relieve
MIR. Eugene Higgins as chief of the appoint
ment division and will take charge of the
Office in January.
Chief Arthur denies that there is any
trouble between the engineers and the
Gould system or that there is any prospect
of it.
1t is reported from Paris that on January
LIST, President Carnot will pardon all politi-
cat prisinors.
The steamer, Gillespie, sank near Chatta-
nooga Friday. All on board were saved but
the cargo of the boat was entirely lost.
It is reported from Richfeld, Kansas, that
Neut Bradley, tough and ballot box thief
was killed at Boston, Colorado, Thursday.
Milwaukee was visited by a fire Friday
that did damage to the amount of $3.50, |
The case of the Denver merchants against |
the Southern Pacific company and roads |
controlled by it was heard in Washington |
Friday before the interstate commerce COM |
mission. Mr.. Kimball, of the q. P, testified |
and said the reductions which appeared as
discrimination against Denver were made
necessary through competition of the Cana
dian Pacific.
There is much trouble IN Sioux City, Iowa,
over the attempts of the officers of the law
to enforce the liquor law. On Friday, Con-
stable Curtis was assaulted while getting
evidence to convict keeper of "hole in
the wall" and nearly killed. The work of
enforcing the law, however, goes ahead.
Robert Montgomery, formerly of the Mrs.
~. L; Bowers company, was arrested IN
New York, Friday, on the charge of killing
his wife, who was found dead in her apart
ments with bullet wound in her breast.
Jones, Hamilton, and Barnett, merchants
and bankers, assigned in Caldwell, Texas,
Monday, for $4,000.
Judge McAllister decided in Chicago,
Monday, that the city ordinance prohibiting
the sale of liquor to minors was void. A
careless drawing up of the ordinance is the
cause.
Dispatches from Vienna, Monday, soy
that the car is constantly being mislead by
his encourage, and that the real facts of the
European situation are not known to him.
p. S. Crandal, formerly a lawyer and real |
estate broker of Troy, New York, shot his
wife, mother-in-law, Mrs. s. s. Snow, his
step daughter. Julia Bulky, and hi nself,
at their home in Ballston. All are dead but
his wife, and she is dying. He had a con-
troyersy with his wife over money matters.
newt Norce, the colorado desparado, had
succeeded in eluding his pursuers up to
Monday.
Knoxville, Tenn, police found $1O,5OO in !
bonds secreted by burglars, Monday.
1t is reported from Vinita, Indian Terri
tory, that Bushyhead, ex-chief of the Chero- I
KEGS, Is endeavoring to stir up dissatisfac-
ton among the Cherokees over the out
come of the government troubles in Tale ,
quah, and is urging them to overthrow it. !
An United States Inspector will investigate
the Cherokee complications. and thinks he c
will have no difficulty in allaying further
troubles.
The Fleming, Kansas, mine explosion was Q
not as bad as first reported. Only three men
were killed, William Hunter, John Edwards, Q
and William Reed. :
The five dead anarchists were laid away .
In their final resting places at last, in Chi 5
cago, Sunday.
Congressman Townshend, of Illinois, is t
reported as being in favor of opening the